Steve Terry <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1ifxn0v.1ihoo29824hb1N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Steve Terry <gFOURwwk@tesco.net> wrote:
> >> > "ct392" <ct392@not.real> wrote in message
> >> > news:hnou04hucd145e934jjc50nfsitcadm5oq@4ax.com...
> >> > > Was going to get a call abroad sim, however looking at the new Camel
> >> > > tariff it looks like calls to my destinations will go up over 100%.
> >> > > My question is if I can get hold of a old call abroad branded sim,
> >> > > will it still be charged at the call abroad rates or the new Camel
> >> > > rates?
> >> > > Cheers.
> >> > >
> >> > I suspect you would be better off with an old Orange OVP Virgin Sim,
> >> > which would give you Orange contract Roaming rate.
> >>
> >> Is there any difference? The EU forced all the companies to harmonise
> >> their rates to a set amount. Good thing too!
> >
> > Sorry- this only affects EU countries of course...
> >
> Contract Roaming rates are almost always cheaper then PAYT roaming rates.

Maybe- but not for the EU.

> Also Contract Roaming will allow you to manually choose which foreign
> network
> you want to use, handy in areas where the default PAYT Roaming network
> maybe weak.

This must be orange you're talking about? Several other PAYT networks
have long since allowed a choice of networks abroad. I use Tesco mobile-
it was their cheap roaming rates which finally convinced me I didn't
need a contract. Tesco doesn't work in all countries though. Not a big
deal to me, though I've visited some of them where it didn't work.

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